Son of Beast

Why is Cedar Fair putting the trains from the Huricane on Son of Beast. They are not padded and the Huricane feels like a car crash because it is so rough. Putting those tains on SOB will make probably make it worse.

Second is that a ride that tall should not use a wooden structure because the structure will continue to crack because of all the pressure on it. The ride should have had a wooden track with a steel structure.

Last is why did they take out the loop? It was the smoothest part of the ride.

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The main issue wasn't the structure, it was the force of the heavier trains on the structure. I've stood right next to the first helix and seen just how much force the old trains put on the ride. Watching a 150 foot structure sway back and forth like a tree branch after a train went by still is an amazing sight to me. They were necessary because of the loop.

The new trains are smaller and lighter, and won't tax the track and structure as much. It will also reduce (hopefully) some of the roughness. I still wanted to see GCI trains, but I suppose that won't be happening.

As you know, the accident that happened because of the loop, I went there the other day (Kings Island) and I went up on the Eiffel Tower, and looked for the SOB. They have replaced most of the damaged parts of the coaster, and the put in fresh new wood where the loop used to be! LOL It doesn't fit in, that's what's funny!

What is probably happening is that they are testing the ride as if it was a new one. How many tests they have to do is up to the state inspectors. Water dummy testing is done to add weight to the cars to break the trains in. Then they will bring the crash test dummies in. We will probably see it open here in the next few weeks...barring any setback.